The morning sun broke over the tops of the office buildings across the street from the two buildings that seemed to have two different universes inside. Today they'd be joined, to the mixed feelings of the entire community.
Moe yawned as she sat up, stretching. Rubbing sleep from her eyes, she threw the blanket to the end of the bed and padded her way to the window, past the other girls in various states of sleep and waking up. opening the blind like she had every other morning, Moe felt a sense of eternal change wash over her as she gazed at the school situated next door. Standing where she was for another minute, she sighed and turned back to her bed, grabbing a cardboard box on her way to the washrooms to get ready for the day.
It didn't take long as she just changed into barely noticeable dirty clothes and brushed her hair, returning the box with her pajamas to under her bed. By now, most of the beds were empty, the other girls preparing for their first day with the rich kids. It felt strange. It was like any other day, but wildly different. Chewing her lip with a restless feeling, Moe made her way downstairs to the main level and passed through the kitchen to grab a piece of toast before wandering to the back of the orphanage, where a small plot of grass was fenced in by brick walls. She sat in the middle of the empty area, staring at the graffiti covered wall, reading the barely legible words as if she hadn't since the first day she arrived at St. Dominique's. She didn't move as she heard a group of kids laughing on the other side of the wall, probably rich students.
"Well, May as well make the best of it." Moe muttered to herself, finishing her toast and nodding for encouragement. "I just have to survive two years of this. I'm already in 11, I'll graduate next year."